MEET CARLO DE MEIJER
Carlo R.W. de Meijer is an independent Economist and Senior Researcher.
Till 1 October 2015 he worked at the Market Engagement Department of Services Payments at the Royal Bank of Scotland.
He received a Master’s degree (cum laude) in International Economics at the University of Tilburg in 1977.
During his career at ABN, ABN AMRO and Royal Bank of Scotland, Carlo has held a large number of posts in the banking sector of international finance, both as a senior economist and as a private investment advisor.
He has been a member of various national and European committees and working groups preparing the launch of the euro.
His main areas of focus are nowadays the payments, securities/derivatives, trade finance, supply chain finance, standards and cash management environment and its developments.
Carlo has published many articles on various international and financial topics.
He has been one of the editors, next to Steve Everett and Willem van Alphen, of the International Cash Management Handbook 2013.
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What is the Blockchain and why you should care
| 7-6-2017 | Carlo de Meijer | treasuryXL | You might visit this site, being a treasury professional with years of experience in the field. However you could also be a student or a businessman wanting to know more details on the subject, or a reader in general, eager to learn something new. The ‘Treasury […]
Blockchain hyperledger Project: Collaboration pays off
| 1-6-2017 | Carlo de Meijer | Recently, I wrote that smaller blockchain consortia are needed. See my blog: Towards smaller and more focused blockchain consortia in 27 February 2017. The Hyperledger Project however may be the exception. Umbrella Things look quite good for the Hyperledger Project, described as being an “umbrella” for the developer […]
Blockchain and Supply Chain Finance: the missing link!
| 19-5-2017 | Carlo de Meijer | treasuryXL | Our expert Carlo de Meijer is our blockchain specialist and publishes his articles on a regular basis. We present his latest article about blockchain and supply chain finance in a shorter version. Carlo writes: Whereas the focus on the use of blockchain long time has been […]
National Blockchain Coalition: No Dutch Polder model!
| 8-5-2017 | Carlo de Meijer | Now also The Netherlands (I am a Dutchman!) has its broad-based collaborative blockchain initiative. At the end of last month (30 March 2017), there was the official kick-off of the National Blockchain Coalition (“Nationale Blockchain Coalitie” in official Dutch language) (NBC) at the premises of the Ministry of Economic […]
Blockchain and the Ripple effect: did it ripple?
|24-4-2017 | Carlo de Meijer | treasuryXL Our expert Carlo de Meijer has published an interesting article about a blockchain initiative that we want to share with you. We have slightly shortened the original article about Ripple. Who is Ripple? Have you ever thrown a stone in still water of a river or a lake. […]
Blockchain: Securities market infrastructure players in the contra-attack
| 7-4-2017 | Carlo de Meijer | Blockchain technology has long been viewed as a threat to CSDs (Central Securities Depositories) and their role as intermediaries for securities transactions. Blockchain and distributed ledger technology may make the role of many intermediaries in the post trade market infrastructure obsolete. In one of my blogs (Blockchain […]